title: [Descriptive study of alcohol consumption in adolescents of Gandia].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The morbidity and mortality in developed countries is related to habits acquired in adolescence. Alcohol is the drug most consumed by Spanish adolescents, making its abuse a concern for public health.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the pattern of alcohol consumption of 4th year secondary school pupils in the city of Gandia, the defining characteristics of this population and the environment in which this takes place.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a descriptive study of alcohol use in adolescents aged 15 to 18 years of Gandia, which was carried out through a survey of different issues related to health habits, nine of which relate to consumption alcohol.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 346 adolescents surveyed, 98% were minors, 93.3% had tried an alcoholic drink. Just under half (48.5%) took part in street binge-drinking, and 45.5% had got drunk at least once. Consumption was mainly during the weekend. More than three-quarters (76.6%) had their first contact with alcohol in the family.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Alcohol use among adolescents is high, with consumption is mostly at weekends and with a high prevalence of alcohol intoxication, drinking in public places, and with friends.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería, Universitat de València, Valencia, España. Electronic address: Antonio.Martinez-Sabater@uv.es.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez-Sabater
authors.affiliation: Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria, Centro de Salud Benissa, Benissa, Alicante, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Llorca-Tauste
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Francesc de Borja, Gandía, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blasco-Roque
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Francesc de Borja, Gandía, España.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Escrivá-Aznar
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Francesc de Borja, Gandía, España.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martínez-Puig
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Francesc de Borja, Gandía, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marzá Gascó
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Adolescent; Adolescente; Alcohol drinking; Consumo de bebidas alcohólicas; Epidemiology; Epidemiología